Biff McGuire
William Joseph McGuire Jr.;, known as Biff McGuire, was an American actor, best known as Inspector Kramer in Nero Wolfe.
Early years
McGuire attended Hamden High School and the University of Massachusetts, where he studied agricultural engineering.He acquired his nickname from playing football.
McGuire left the university to join the U.S. Army. While stationed in England, he studied at Shrivenham University; while there he painted sets for and acted in a local theater's production. That experience led to a role in a play in London.
Career
In a career that spanned 50 years, McGuire collected a number of theatrical credits. He debuted on Broadway in Bright Boy.On October 9, 1955, McGuire starred in the episode "Number Seven, Hangman's Row" of the CBS anthology series, Appointment with Adventure. He also starred in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes "The Gentleman From America", "The Hidden Thing", "Crackpot", and "Don't Interrupt". He appeared in such television series as The Secret Storm and All My Children. He was a regular on Herb Shriner Time on ABC and portrayed Dr. Michael Malloy in the NBC drama Gibbsville.
Personal life and death
McGuire married English actress and singer Jeannie Carson in 1960. She starred in the CBS situation comedy Hey, Jeannie!. Carson co-starred with McGuire in Finian's Rainbow.Biff McGuire died on March 9, 2021, at the age of 94.
Recognition
McGuire was nominated for two Tony Awards:- 1997 Actor for The Young Man From Atlanta
- 2002 Actor for ''Morning's at Seven''
Filmography
- You're in the Navy Now as Sailor Messenger
- The Phenix City Story as Fred Gage
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Howard Latimer
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dana Edwards
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ray Loomis
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Larry Templeton
- Station Six-Sahara as Jimmy
- The Thomas Crown Affair as Sandy
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter as Mr. Kelly
- Paradise Lost as Phil Foley
- The Werewolf of Washington as President
- Serpico as Captain McClain
- Gunsmoke as Potter season 20 episode 8
- John O'Hara's Gibbsville as Dr. Michael Malloy
- Hawaii Five-O as Babe Mandell
- Midway as Captain Miles Browning
- Gibbsville as Dr. Michael Malloy
- In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan as Father Tom
- Child of Glass as Joe Armsworth
- The Paper Chase as Smathers
- The Last Word as Governor Davis
- Nero Wolfe as Inspector Cramer
- JAG as Admiral Caleb Stanton
- Frasier as Mr. Smolenski
- Hollywood Seagull as Bruce Sorensen